Keyboard problems with Python shell over SSH

[Nils Emil P. Larsen]

Hello Stian

>Your Python installation is probably compiled without readline support. 
>It is the readline library that enables arrow keys and Ctrl-R and stuff 
>to work.
>Try "import readline" - you will probably get an error.

You are indeed right. "import readline" generated an error.

I downloaded, compiled and installed GNU readline.
Then I downloaded Python 2.4 source and configured it with
./configure --with-readline
make
make install

This did the trick!
Thank you!

Nils Emil P. Larsen
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